The incidence of land tenure insecurity in Southern Africa: Policy implications for sustainable development

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 176-187

  Mutangadura, Gladys ^a  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Land tenure insecurity; Rural areas; Southern Africa; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL AREAS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CAPACITY BUILDING; LAND ENCROACHMENT; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; TENURE REFORMS;

LAND USE;

AGRARIAN REFORM; CAPACITY BUILDING; LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; MINORITY GROUP; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TENURE SYSTEM;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; EAST AFRICA; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 35148898343     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2007.00148.x     Document Type: Review

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